The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-02
THE PARISHES,
JACKSON.

Last Saturday, DR.. II. Il. Smith
handed us a corn cob that had grown
in the shape Of a hand. 1t is perfect
IN every respect. The end that joined
he stalk belt: fiat resembling the
wrist, three inches from the end it
wiaers, the thumb aud each finger
stand apart from each and are of
length as on the natural
Times.
Jay Gould has filed in the Recorders
Office, an &C. Of sale, from the N. O.,
?. Z. Il. Co., Of 20, $50, acres Of land
in this parish for the sum of $GG 900.
Most of the land lies west of this towq&
and is known as the land grantedsto
the N. o., p. r.. r. Co., the settlers
on which, were protected under the
Blanchard and Robertson agreement.
This company still owns about $4,000
acres in this parish.-Stntinel
Capt. McBane, an experienced miner
and engineer, from Dakota, now has
charge OF the Quarry situated on Red
River above Boyce. Capt. McBane
recently went to Chicago for the pur-
pose of buying suitable rnachiney for
working the quarry. The Company
now owners of this valuable stone iu-
tend making a success out of it, aud
we can not see why they should not.
-7o,cn Ialk.
ACADIA
1t is surprising to see how rapidly
the land throughout the parish Is be-.
ing taken up. We had occasion to 60
to Opelousas on Saturday last and saw
no less than ten new enclosures along
the road between here and Churchpoint
which were made during the last six
weeks and in every other direction it
is going on about the same rats. AT
the rate it is now being taken up by
settlers 1t will not be many years be.
fore the public roads throughout the
parish will be lined by farms. During
the week over twenty-five parties have
located in the parish.-Signa5.
LAFouRcHE.
A stock company has been formed
at Thibodaux, LafOurche parish, for the
establishment Of meat packing aud
canning factory, with capital of $1O,-
900. The enterprise will no doubt
prove successful, as millions Of dollars
are annually exported to the Northern
packeries, for meats, etc., and for no
other reason but that there were none
in the South. We need more such
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Signal.
CONCoRDIA.
1t appears by the report Of the
Grand Jury, published in another COL
umn, that for the last six mon hs there
has been quite decrease in the num-
Der of crimes committed in our parish
compared with the criminal record of
former years. This speaks we'll for
Concordia and should corresponding
decrease continue during the next six
months, the next Grand Jury will find
but little 10 do in the way Of investi.
eating crime. During last weeks $685.
sion of the Grand Jury but ten bills
were found, and the majority Of them
were for minor offenses and violations
that cannot properly be class Ell as
crimes. Peace between man and mars
and the security of person and property
are among the grandest achievements
Of a people, and affords the strongest
incentive to those in search Of new
homes and new fields for the invest
ment of capitai.-,Se,eti,scl.
GRANT.
Having made the announcement last
week that If Jay Gould owned any
laud In Grant parish it was not recor-
ded in our clerks Office, we hasten to
state on last Saturday Clerk S. b.
Shackelford received by mail the title
deeds of Mr.. Gould to SOFA 9S acres
Of land in this parish. His titles recite
that he paid the N. o. Pacific railroad
company for this land 1928, 263. The
railroad company reserves right OF
way 100 feet wide through the land,
together with the right to use the tin
Der, stone, wster, ETC., on the 100 feet
reserved to themselves. Mr.. Gould
has two separate titles, one for s, O27.4l
acres, for which he paid $lO,O34 &c
and the other for 44,SS7.57 acres, for
which he paid 1918, 22S tHronicle.
UNION.
From the information we have been
able TO obtain from different sections
of the parish there is every reason 10
believe that the present outlook for
agricultural prosperity is surprisingly
bright and cheering. The weather for
the past six weeks has been favorable
and farmers have made the best head
way for this time of year that has
been known for many seasons. Those
who have used ordinary industry and